Follow my blog with Bloglovin I have seen so many expensive light tables online and so many great DIY ones as well. I haven’t gotten around to splurging on one or making a good one, so I’ll show you a very simple way to throw one together at the last minute. I’m always looking […]
Erupting Letters and Name Exploration
One of my favorite ways to occupy some time when I need to get dinner cooked is to set out a tray of baking soda, colored vinegar and some eye droppers. It never gets old and can keep my 3 year old entertained for at least 30 min! Because it’s an experiment that we […]
Marbled Milk Paper: Science + Art for Kids
This is one of the most fun science experiments for toddlers and preschoolers! Combining science and art, not only is the process really awesome, but you can use the finished product to make some marbled milk prints! It’s so simple, all you need is milk, food coloring, Q-tips and dish soap. What you need: Baking […]
Ice Erosion Experiment: Preschool Science
Mack enjoyed learning about erosion with our backyard project a couple of days ago so I decided to follow it up with another ‘erosion-inspired’ science experiment. We used ice, epsom salt and watercolors to explore the effects of combining these ingredients. I froze some blocks of ice in tupperware containers so that they were about 2 […]
Soil Erosion Science for Preschoolers
This morning while at the park we took the time for a little impromptu lesson on soil erosion. The park that we most recently discovered had a little creek that we originally went to looking for tadpoles to begin our week of ‘F’ is for frog. We didn’t find any tadpoles, but we did see […]
Homemade Plantable Seed Paper for Earth Day
Did you know you can make your own paper, containing seeds, that you can plant in the ground?? We make this homemade plantable seed paper for Earth Day and it feels like magic every time! Use construction paper, blend it with water, add some flower seeds and let dry! This is a great alternative to […]
Homemade Earth Day Cookies
Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with the kiddos. I love anything that has to do with the outdoors and celebrating our great, green earth. We start conversations about trees, soil, recycling and endangered species…and what better way to introduce the topic that with some hands-on, fun, homemade earth day cookies! […]
Getting Ready for Spring: DIY Bird Bath and an Updated Play House!
As you might know by now we have been enthusiastically getting ready for Spring around here! We didn’t do many of our ‘normal’ activities or projects this weekend because we spent both days getting our outside ready for activities and play to come by making a DIY bird bath and updating a plastic play house! […]
Erupting Easter Eggs: Simple Science for Kids
Remember that baking soda and vinegar volcano you made as a science project in elementary school? What kid doesn’t love the fizzy reaction you get when you mix the two together?! We do so many baking soda and vinegar projects around here. It’s one of my favorite ‘witching hour’ activities…I’ve gotten through so many dinner […]
Setting Up a Butterfly Observation Station
I am so happy with how our first major project for raising butterflies turned out! We created an area in our house where we could become scientists, exploring the shape, size and texture of the coolest larva around 🙂 I decided since we were going to be closely observing our new caterpillars (that we ordered […]
Butterfly Life Cycle Exploration
We are doing some life cycle exploration to help kick off Spring in our house! Right now we are focusing on the life cycles of butterflies and of plants. The focus of this will be raising our own butterflies! Before we dive right into observing our super cute baby caterpillars, I wanted Mack to understand the […]
Repurposing Egg Cartons for Indoor Garden Starters
We are beginning to celebrate Spring in our house whether the weather wants to cooperate or not! One of my favorite ways to kick-off spring is by getting the garden ready. I love the fresh produce and keeping the kids involved is a great way to get them excited about all of those colorful veggies! […]